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Some of our Postal Patron community PRSRT STD members US Postage shared PAID Holiday Memories Permit #43 theirs on Hinesville, GA Page 2A. What are some of your fondest holiday memories? THE Home of the 3rd Infantry Division Vol. 51, Issue 54 Serving the Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield communities • www.stewartfrontline.com December 15, 2016 front Page briefs SJA Offers Holiday Guidance: Happy Holidays from the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate! Please use the link below Staying Ready for a special guide on how to survive the holiday season in an ethical way. See the information posted on Page 6A, regarding gift giving, holiday parties, and more! The article is also posted online on the Team Stewart Website at www.stewart.army. mil/412/docs/2016%20 DoD%20Holiday%20 Guidance.pdf. Recycle your Tree: In support of its annu- al "Bring One for the Chipper" campaign, Keep Fort Stewart- Photo by Master Sgt. Erick Ritterby Hunter Army Airfield Beautiful will be collect- An aerial drone image of an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank crew, from the 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd ing live Christmas Trees Infantry Division, conducting Table VI Gunnery at Fort Stewart, Dec. 8. See More on Page 7A. from Dec. 26 to Jan. 7. Please remove all orna- ments, lights, and stands before placing trees in collection bins. Collection bins will be located in the PX parking lots on Fort Stewart and Hunter. The trees will be used either as fish and wildlife habitats throughout the Installation or will be mulched for use throughout Liberty and Chatham Counties. For more information, Col. Townley R. Hedrick, Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield garrison commander; Michael F. McGhee, executive director please call 912-767- Army Office of Energy Initiatives; Kenneth E. Coleman, senior vice president of marketing, Georgia Power; Honorable 6573/8880. Katherine G. Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations, Energy, Environment; Maj. Gen. Jim Rainey, com- manding general 3rd Infantry Division; Lauren “Bubba” McDonald, vice-chairman Georgia Public Service Commission; Grease Warning: and Mariel Cortezano, contract negotiator, Department of Defense, cut the ribbon to dedicate a new 30 megawatt on- Do not put grease base solar facility on Fort Stewart Dec. 9. down drains. Grease, oil, and fat clog pipes and Georgia Power dedicates new 30-MW solar facility at Fort Stewart sewer lines just as they block arteries, so flush- Special event marks fourth Department of the Navy at Naval Submarine Army has been a steadfast partner and truly ing them down the drain large-scale solar project with Base Kings Bay. recognizes the importance of renewable ener- can be disastrous. U.S. military in Georgia Georgia Power is currently developing more gy for the base, the community, the state and Blocked sewer lines than 150 MW of solar generation to serve the the country.” cause serious problems, Special to the Frontline state’s electric customers through five large- The Fort Stewart solar facility was built and eventually resulting in scale projects with the U.S. Army and DON. is owned and operated by Georgia Power with overflows and poten- Leaders from Georgia Power and the U.S. Construction of the fifth project at Marine energy delivered to the state’s electric grid at tially causing health Army joined elected officials, community Corps Logistics Base Albany is currently or below the company’s avoided cost (the hazards, damage to leaders and other dignitaries at Fort Stewart underway. amount projected it would cost the company home interiors, and near Hinesville, Ga. today to dedicate a new “Completing the third and final installment to generate comparable energy from other adverse impacts to the 30 megawatt on-base solar facility. The 30 MW of our collaborative 3x30 solar program with sources). Including related transmission and environment. Instead, alternating current, or 42 MW direct current, the U.S. Army is a tremendous accomplish- distribution infrastructure, the solar project strain excess grease solar generation facility is the fourth com- ment for our company and our customers at Fort Stewart occupies 250 acres, utilizes from pots/pans into a pleted by Georgia Power in collaboration with who will benefit from this energy source,” said approximately 139,200 ground-mounted pho- separate container for the military, joining similar on-base solar Norrie McKenzie, vice president of renewable tovoltaic (PV) panels and is estimated to rep- disposal and scrape facilities recently unveiled with the U.S. Army development for Georgia Power. “Since we resent a $75 million investment at the instal- grease and food scraps at Forts Benning and Gordon, as well as the announced these projects in May of 2015, the lation. from plates into the GA POWER Page 8A trash. For more infor- mation please call 912- 767-2010. Georgia National Guard appoints first female artillery battery commander Capt. Charlie Emmons organization,” said Basore. Georgia National Guard Basore’s new responsibility marks another step CONTENTS forward in the recent Department of Defense ini- A Savannah-based Georgia National Guard artil- tiative to integrate women into combat roles. The Marne Voices ............2A lery battery welcomed a new leader and made move was announced by Defense Secretary Ash Behind the Lens .......3A history Dec. 4, during a change of command cer- Carter in 2015 when he directed all military occu- Marne Faces, Places 4A emony. pations be opened to female service members. Scales of Justice .......6A 1st Lt. Racene Basore assumed command of "She has the confidence of her Soldiers, peers, Community, Leisure 1B Battery C (Charlie), 1st Battalion, 118th Field and leaders," said Maj. Justin Leslie, the operations Movie Schedule .......2B Artillery Regiment, becoming the first female offi- officer for 1-118th FA. "It's all about dedication to Births .........................3B cer to hold such a distinction in the Georgia duty and being a team player; both are traits that ACS, FMWR Briefs. ..5B National Guard. are clearly present in Basore's work." Leslie works Chaplain's Corner ....6B “Being selected [to command] Charlie battery with Basore full time where she serves full time as Sports, Recreation ...9B is an honor and a privilege especially within this the battalion's training officer. FS-HAAF briefs ......10B NATIONAL GUARD Page 7A Visa Cards ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY Auto Loans Personal Loans We have been proudly serving our military Real Estate Loans members, their families and civilians Internet Banking since 1964. Mobile Banking www.geovistacu.com This Credit Union is Federally Insured by the National Credit Union Administration 2A The Frontline December 15, 2016 3rd Infantry Division Marne Voices Speak Out What is your fondest Holiday Memory? Spur Ride "During Thanksgiving, all the officers and Colonels were serving food.” Pfc. Jixing Bian Co. D, 3-7th Inf., 2IBCT "I grew up in a village and all the communities would come together to pay homage to the idea of association and not individualism.” Sgt. Etim Ekere HHC, 3-15th Inf., 2IBCT "My fondest holiday memory was my first Christmas with my son. He was ten months old and said his first full sentence that day.” Pfc. Charmaine Ellis HHC, 1-30th Inf., 2IBCT "Watching my kids open their presents and seeing them smile followed by the sound of glee." Above: Soldiers with 5-7 Cav. recognize Spc. Nathan Bowman Troops among their ranks who've earned HHC, 2IBCT their spurs, Dec. 6-7, on Fort Stewart. Soldiers are presented their spurs at the Spur Dinner, Dec. 7, on Fort Stewart. "My favorite holiday memory is waking up on Christmas Eve at 11:58 p.m. to open the first present." Spc. Kenshawna Johnson Taking pride in HHC, 1-30th Inf., 2IBCT "My fondest holiday memory was going home during holiday block leave during basic training, team traditions landing in Hawaii, getting off the plane and seeing my Family." Spc. Elizabeth White “There were sometimes when it was pretty pain- 50th PAD ful,” said Pvt. Maximillian Weiser. "But it was worth Pfc. Elijah Homalon it in the end.” Co. D, 3-7th Inf., 2IBCT Soldiers from the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry The Spur Ride has a long tradition in the Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Combat Brigade, 3rd extending back to its beginning when the Troopers Infantry Division participated in the Squadron’s were on horseback. Earning the spurs carries on, 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION COMMANDER, Spur Ride, Dec. 6-7 on Fort Stewart. although the troops man Bradleys and Humvees SENIOR COMMANDER FS/HAAF The spur candidates were tasked to compete now. MAJ. GEN. JIM RAINEY physical and mental challenges over the course of Earning their spurs connects the Soldiers to a USAG FORT STEWART-HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD COMMANDER those three days. They did a stress shoot, land long line of spur holders. The history and tradition COL. TOWNLEY R. HEDRICK navigation, showed their knowledge of weapon of the Order of the Spur instills pride in those that systems, evaluated a casualty, and concluded the join its ranks. Becoming a spur holder is an essen- HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD COMMANDER test with a 12K ruck march. These tests pushed the tial core of the Cavalry. LT. COL. MIKE SQUIRES Soldiers to their limits to gauge their technical and “I love the idea of being in the Cavalry,” Mogensen tactical knowledge as well as leadership and deci- said after completing the Spur Ride. “I feel more a Frontline 942 Dr. Ben Hall Place sion making skills. The demanding tasks built part of the squadron, more committed to it.” suite 1087, building 1 camaraderie among the candidates. On the final day, all of the Soldiers who success- Fort Stewart, Georgia 31314 “It was pretty cool smoking and joking and get- fully made it through the Spur Ride received their Garrison Public Affairs Officer 3rd ID reporter ting to know each other during the events,” said spurs at a ceremony called the Spur Dinner, Dec.